Waste-paper basket and burner.



L. W. RUE.

Patented July 20, 1915.

LANSING W. RUE, F LAKEFIELD, MINNESOTA.

WASTE-PAPER BASKET AND IBURNER..

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 20, 1915.

Application filed February 15, 1915. Serial No. 8,403.

- To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LANSING W. RUE, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Lakefield, in the county ofJackson and State of,Minnesota-, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Waste- Paper Baskets and Burners, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates to a basket or receptacle especially designed forreceiving and holding waste paper and other rubbish and for burning thesame in a convenient, rapid and safe manner.

The object of the invention is to provide a basket of the characterdescribed which is simple of construction and inexpensive of production,and which includes a grated cover hinged or pivoted so as to lie, whenin an open position, upon the exterior of and parallel with one of thewalls of the basket, thus permitting the basket to be used as anordinary waste paper and rubbish receptacle without interference fromthe cover.

A further object of the invention is to provide a basket which has abody portion imperforate except for the provision of one or ,moredraftopenings and which may be easily and economically manufactured of asingle piece of sheet metal, and which also embodies other details ofconstruction whereby simplicity and efiiciency are se cured.

The invention consists in the features of construction and combinationand arrangement of parts hereinafter more particularly described andclaimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, whereinFigure 1 is a perspective View of a basket constructed in accordancewith my invention, showing the lid or cover arranged in closed position;Fig. 2is a vertical section through the same taken on a line passingcentrally through the'draft openings; and Fig. 3 is a sectional plan'view through the basket.

, In carrying my invention into practice, I provide a basket orreceptacle comprising a body 1 of rectangular or oblong rectangularform, which body 1 is provided with one or more suitable grips orhandles 2 for convenience in lifting and transporting'i-t from place toplace. I

In the present instance, I have shown a basket or receptacle of oblongrectangular form which comprises side walls 3, end walls 4 and a bottomwall 5, the upper edges of said side and end walls being provided with aconventional form of reinforcing rim 6.

Preferably, the body of the basket is made of a single piece of sheetmetal, formed by folding-the metal into the described shape and soarranging the connecting edges of,

the several portions as to secure maximum strength and durability. Byreference to Figs. 2 and 3, it will be seen that the side and end walls3. and 4 are formed with flanges or in-bent portions 7 which lap underthe bottom wall 5 and overlap each other at the corners of the body, atwhich points the lapping portions are united by headed pins or rivets 8.The body of the receptacle also has one of the end walls 4 provided witha right angularly bent flange 9 lapped by the adjacent free edge of theadjoining wall 3 and secured thereto by a headed pin or rivet 10.

It will be evident from the foregoing description that a basket which issimple of construction but of great strength and durability is provided,and it will be noted b reference to Fig. 2 that the flanges 7 of the endwalls are ofl'set and lap under the flanges of the side walls at thecorners, thus projecting the latter downward, so that the lower rigidends of the rivets form supporting studs on which the basket may restand which hold the bottom wall 5 slightly'elevated above the surface ofthe floor or ground, so that the temperature of the bottom wall will beke t comparatively low during the burning of paper or other wastematerial in the receptacle, so that liability of warping of the bottomwall or body of the receptacle will be reduced to the minimum.

The side walls are provided with air inlets or draft openings 11 for thesupply of air to the interior of the receptacle, to support combustionwhen. the paper or rubbish is being burned. For the purpose of confiningthis paper or rubbish while being burned, I provide the receptacle witha lid Yeoor cover is loosely pivoted to swing to a horizontal closedposition in which it rests upon the rim 6 or to swing downwardly to avertical position when opened parallel with the side wall 3 to which itis pivoted, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2. When the lid or cover isin closed position, it will permit of the free passage of air to supportcombustion, but, at the same time, will prevent particles of the rubbishor material being burned from flying out of the receptacle, thuseliminating all danger of a confiagration. on the receptacle is not inuse for the destruction of waste paper or rubbish, the lid or cover maybe arranged in the open position stated, leaving the top of thereceptacle absolutely free and clear for the unobstructed filling of thereceptacle with the waste paper or rubbish.

I claim as my invention:

A receptacle and burner of the character described comprising arectangular body formed from a folded piece of sheet metal,

Mamet said body being Provided in one of its side walls witha dra tpassage above the bottom thereof and being seamed along one of itscorners, and the walls of ,saidbody, being provided at their lower edgeswith in-turned flanges, .a bottom wall resting upon. said flanges, theflanges of two of the walls being ofiset below and under lapping theflanges of the other walls, so as to holdthe bottom of the receptacleelevated, headed rivets passing through said flanges and bottom wall atthe corners of the receptacle, and a r MARY F. Sonnnrnn, (It 'lnonnson.

